Crime Rates at Laxton Close, Taunton, TA1 2UL

Laxton Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 235th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laxton Close (TA1 2UL) in the last 12 months was 164.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% higher than the Monkton & North Curry average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laxton Close (TA1 2UL), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.